Door-sill.



No. 719.672. PATENTED FEB. 3, 1903. W. 0. & F. H. JEWELL.

DOOR SILL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM O. JEWELL AND FRANK I-I. JEWELL, OF MARION, INDIANA.

DOOR-SILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,672, dated February3, 1903. Application filed August 5, 1902. Serial No. 118,523, (Nomodel.)

To (LZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM O. J EWELL and FRANK H. J EWELL, citizensof the United States, residing at Marion, in the county of Grant andState of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Door-Sill, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in door-sillsfor, cars.

. The object of the present invention is to provide for cars a simple,inexpensive, and efficient door sill or plate adapted to be used inconnection with both swinging and sliding doors and capable ofprotecting the wooden sills or framework beneath it and of effectuallypreventing water from percolating through it and rotting away thewoodwork.

A further object of the invention is' to provide a sill of thischaracter which will be adapted to be readily applied to cars withoutnecessitating any material alteration in the construction thereof andwhich will increase the strength and durability of the framework aroundthe door.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a door-sillconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view of one end of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionalView. Fig. 4 is a plan view, partly in section, of one end of thedoor-sill. Fig. 5 is a reverse plan view of the same.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawlngs.

1 designates a metallic door-sill designed to consist of a single pieceof metal or casting and forming a cap or cover for the wooden car-silland adapted to exclude water therefrom to prevent the wooden sill orframework beneath it from rotting, whereby the durability of the woodensill will be greatly increased. The doorsill is provided at its lowerface adjacent to its inner edge with a continuous longitudinal flange 2,adapted to fit against the inner longitudinal face of the woodencar-sill, which is arranged between the said longitudinal flange and apair of short beveled flanges 3. The wooden car-sill supports thedoor-sill, and the latter is provided at its lower face with a series oftapering transverse flanges 4, forming horizontal lower faces or edgesto fit the upper face of the wooden sill, the body portion of thedoorsill being arranged at a slight inclination. The front or outerportion of the door-sill is extended between the short beveled flanges 3and is provided with a long longitudinal or marginal flange 5, having ahorizontal lower edge and spaced from the front or outer edge of thewooden car-sill to provide a longitudi: nal recess to receive a metalplate (not shown) and to cover the adjacent parts. The end portions ofthe door-sill are provided with approximately sector-shaped pockets orsockets 6, adapted to receive the corner-posts of a door-frame of theordinary construction and having curved walls 7 to conform to theconfiguration of the outer faces of the said cornerposts. The rear wallsof the approximately sector-shaped sockets have converging portions 7and a connecting portion 8. The converging portions 7 are disposedlongitudinally and transversely of the door-sill, as clearly shown inFig. 4, and the connecting portion 8 is disposed diagonally of the same.The pockets or sockets 6 are set at an angle, and the corner-posts 9,which are shown in section in Fig. 4 of the drawings, are arrangedadjacent to the ends of the door-sill and are firmly supported by thesame. The door-sill is also provided at each end with an oblong socketor pocket 10, arranged adjacent to one of the walls 7 and adapted toreceive a post 11. These oblong pockets or sockets 10 have a portion ofone of their walls formed by the adjacent wall 7 a of the pocket orsocket 6, and the walls of the pockets or sockets 10 are approximatelyone-half the height of the walls of the pockets or sockets 6. The upperedges of the curved walls are beveled to present a finished appearance,and the extreme upper edge is arranged horizontally, the walls of thesockets or pockets 6 being slightly tapered to conform to the bevel orinclination of the sill. The door-sill is provided at the bottom of thepocket 6 with bolt-openings 12, and it has rectangular recesses 13 atthe upper ends of the bolt-opening to receive squared heads of bolts,

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whereby the latter are interlocked with the sill. The ends of thedoor-sill are also provided with perforated cars 14, adapted to receivetie-rods 15 for connecting the sill with the upper portion of thedoor-frame.

The door-sill is adapted to be used in connection with either sliding orswinging doors, and it may be provided with a longitudinal rib or flange16, located adjacent to its inner edge and forming a track for a slidingdoor. At one end of the rib or rail 16 is arranged a partial pocket 17,adapted to receive a doorstop and composed of side walls and aconnecting end Wall. The rib or rail is provided near the other end ofthe door-sill with a recess or opening 18, and the door-sill is providedadjacent to the opening or recess 18 with grooves or gutters 19 and 20for the escape of water. The groove or gutter 19 extends longitudinallyof the door-plate, and the other groove or gutter 20 is disposedtransversely of the same. the longitudinal groove or gutter is providedwith a projecting flange 21, extending outward and adapted to form asupport for the car-lining, and the partial pocket 17 extends outwardbeyond the rear wall of the other pocket 6 to support the lining of thecar.

The door-sill is rounded at its inner portion at 22, and its outerportion is provided between the pockets 6 with a roughened upper face 23to prevent the feet from slipping.

It will be seen that the door-sill is simple and comparativelyinexpensive in construction, that it possesses great strength anddurability, and that it is adapted to effectually prevent water frompassing through it to the wooden car-sill and rotting the same. It willalso be apparent that it is adapted to support the adjacent parts ofa-door-frame and that it will increase the strength and durability ofthe same. Furthermore, it will be understood that the door-sill isadapted to be applied to the doors of coaches, mail-cars, baggage-cars,and various other structures where sliding or swinging doors are used.

What is claimed is 1. A metallic door-sill for cars forming a cap for awooden sill and provided at its lower face with an inner continuouslongitudinal flange and having short outer beveled flanges located atthe ends of the door-sill, said doorsill being extended at the front orouter side between the beveled flanges and provided with a dependingflange offset from the beveled flanges to form a recess, substantiallyas described.

2. A metallic door-sill for cars forming a cap for a wooden sill andprovided at its lower face with inner and outer longitudinal flanges Thepocket adjacent to adapted to receive the Wooden sill between them, saidmetallic door-sill being extended at the front and back beyond theflanges, substantially as described.

3. A metallic door-sill for cars forming a cap for a wooden sill andprovided with a continuous inner longitudinal flange and having shortouter longitudinal flanges and extended between the same to form aprojecting front portion, said sill being also provided at its lowerface with transverse ribs or flanges adapted to rest upon the upper faceof the wooden sill, substantially as described.

4. A metallic door-sill for cars forming a cap for a wooden sill andprovided at its ends with upwardly-extending pockets arranged to receiveand support the corner-posts, substantially as described.

5. A metallic sill for cars forming a cap for a wooden sill and providedat its upper face with opposite pockets provided with walls formedintegral with the door-sill, the front walls being curved to conform tothe configuration of a corner-post, and the inner or rear walls beingconverged, substantially as described.

6. A metallic sill for cars forming a cap for a wooden sill and providedat its ends with inner angularly-disposed upwardly-extending pockets andhaving shorter transverse pockets arranged beyond the angularly-disposedpockets, substantially as described.

7. A metallic door-sill for cars forming a cap for a wooden sill andprovided with angularly-disposed pockets and having transverse pocketsarranged beyond the same, said door-sill being also provided with alongitudinal rib or flange, adapted to receive a sliding door,substantially as described.

8. A metallic door-sill for cars forming'a cap for a Wooden sill andprovided at its ends with pockets, one of the pockets being providedwith a projecting flange,a partial pocket projecting from the otherpocket to form a flange or support, and a rib extending from the partialpocket,substan tially as described. 9. A metallic door-sill provided atits ends with upwardly-extending pockets and having a longitudinal ribarranged adjacent to its inner portion and having an opening, andgrooves or gutters arranged adjacent to the opening of the rib,substantially as described. In testimony that We claim the foregoing asour own we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM O. JEWELL. FRANK H. JEWELL. Witnesses:

JAMES A. SQUIRES, STEPHEN G. BALDWIN.

